Face cachée #[nn]

Sergio Toppi's mastery of atmosphere is on full display with this 2019 Mosquito collection, Face cachée, whose cover plunges us into a lush, shadowy jungle rendered in deep, saturated greens. Dominating the composition is a towering ceremonial figure — elaborately masked and adorned with feathers and a circular ornament — gripping a spear and emerging from the dense foliage like a force of nature, while a smaller, agile figure in green crouches dynamically in the lower corner. Toppi's linework, both pencils and inks entirely his own, gives the cover an unmistakable richness that makes this volume an irresistible invitation into his world.